The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-31
Funeral of ID. NJ. Kendrick.

Funeral of D. NJ. Kendrick.
The funeral services of D. NJ. Kendrick, late
general passenger agent of the New York Gen.
trail road, were held at Terre Haute yesterday
afternoon. There was large attendance of
railroad men from abroad. There came through
as special train from New York two Wagner
palace cars, carrying E. j. Richards assistant
general passenger agent of the New York Cen
trail, Henry Monett, general passenger agent of
the West Shore, and number of other railroad
men, WHO were warm friends of the deceased.
| At Cleveland third palace was added to the
| train. on which A. j. Smith, general pas
senger agent of the Bee-line and others, who
were old-time friends of the deceased. A special
| train was run over the Chicago & Eastern Hi
| Dois to accommodate passenger officials located
| at that point who wished to attend the funeral
ceremonies. Among the number that train
| were George Daniels, pool commissioners, and
! representatives of the Vanderbilt lines who are
| located at Chicago The funeral train from the
| East was in charge of Assistant General Superin-
| tendent Voorhees, and they brought with them
expensive and appropriate floral emblems, the
most notable one being from employees of the
| passenger department of the New York Central,
of New York city. 1t represents four tracks OF
| the Central, on one of which stands passenger
| car bearing the initials I'd. M. X" which has
| reached the end Of the line, represented by a
| bumper" which bears the date of death, Jan.
26 Floral emblems we're also sent from Chicago
| and Indianapolis. Services were conducted
| at st. Stephens Church, and the remains were
buried at Woodlawn. A most touching cere-
mony in connection with the burial was that of
the late associates of the deceased, who formed
in line and filed past the grave, after the casket
had been lowered, each throwing in handful of
beautiful flowers. Five of the six pail bearers
were general passenger agents, r. s. Tenant,
of Terre Haute. an intimate friend OF the de-
ceased, being the exception.
But few railroad men are better known and
more highly respected than the late
D. M. Kendrick. The Buffalo Courier
SAYS of him: "Mr Kendrick universally
recognized as one of the ablest passenger
men in active service. He was decid-
eddy man of action and not of words Keen,
shrewd, active, and equipped with that degree
of tact essential to success, his career had been
progressive from the beginning, and the rapid
advancement the record shows he made Ind1
Gates quite clearly his capacity and the estimate
} placed by high authority upon his services Per
sonally, he one of the most genial men. al
WAYS pleasant and affabe in his associations
and ever showing the most marked courtesy te
the lowest subordinate subject to his orders. Hs
, was quiet in his demeanor, firm in decision
prompt N action, and ore of the most nodes
and unpr tentIous passeng ger men that one coult
!. meet. His wife died in Albany in May, 1856
and he had no children"
Slight Decrease in Traffic, Owing to Bat
Country Roads.
/ There were received and forwarded at Indian
apolis last week 16, 9O8 loaded cars, falling off
. as compared with the movement of tn,
: week ending on the 22d, of 1913 cars
The decrease is all shown in the lat
e ter part of the week, and is due to the ba,
condition of the country roads, which have Gu
! off receipts at the stations along the lines, and
!, as far grain is concerned, only elevator stut
o is coming forward. 1t will be noticed, however
that last week there were received and forward
It ed at this point @ 12l more loaded cars than il
the corresponding week of 1885, and 4.47l NOR
g than in the corresponding week of 1885, whic
K shows that the good times with the Indanapoli
e roads are still on, and there are still piles o
;. grain lumber and other products, which ar
handled by Indianapolis roads yet to be moved
Complaints of scarcity of cars are still heard
but it is not so extensive month
, | ago; but everything indicates that Indi
ana roads will have all the business they can wei
= handle with their present and additional equiv
ments ordered when conditions are favorable 70
|, moving the country products East bound
a lighter movement was noticeable, still so tri1n
as to excite comment From Indianapoli
proper but little grain is going East unless it
export business but shipments of grain t
Southern markets are unusually heavy for TIL
season of the year, and there is fair movemer
% of provisions West-bound business is good fo
% January, running it is said fully % per cent
10 heavier than at the corresponding period, 1885
10 Local business continues to surprise freight
in it's volume Since Sept l. 1886. the tonnag
Is handled of local character has been heavy b
at yond parallel. Below is given the number
I'D cars received and forwarded at indianapolis
ty the week ending Jan. % and also for the corr
nd spending week in the years 1886 and 1885,
a